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10 Dec 2016 1:06:39pm

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It is actually good science, not lies. The Only people who benefit from statin use are those who have already had a heart attack or have (rare) hypercholesterolemia. Read "The Great Cholesterol Myth: Why lowering your Cholesterol Won't Prevent Heart Disease- and the Statin-Free Plan that will" by Cardiologist Stephen Sinatra. I had better restate that; The others that benefit are pharmaceutical companies. Want to vastly improve your lipid profile, Way reduce heart attack risk factors, eliminate type 2 diabetes and lose weight? The key is to ditch grains, go low carb & eat Healthy saturated fats from sources such as coconut oil, grass fed beef, grass fed butter or ghee, avocados, & completely avoid seed oils (corn, soy, canola..., margarine), & obviously avoid trans fats. (Of course, exercise matters too). I know, it's counterintuitive to believe that saturated fats are beneficial. Decades ago, a scientist named Ancel Keys sought to prove that heart disease was associated with fat (particularly saturated) consumption. Only 7 out of 22 countries he studied showed any association. So, did he alter his theory as any honest, good scientist should? No. He deleted the 15 countries that didn't fit his hypothesis. (google "7 countries study"). His "Work" formed the basis of recommendations to reduce saturated fat consumption & increase so called healthy (Not!) grains. His "research" led to the "health" guidelines that have resulted in the unfortunate heart disease mess we are in today. Bty, I have applied the above food/ fats info. to my own Husband. It works; He is no longer @ high atherogenic risk, no longer type 2 diabetic, Triglycerides dropped from 197 to 119 in just 2 mos., for example. Remember that the medical community once thought cigarettes were safe, & Doctors actually appeared in ads promoting cigarette use. (1930's-1950's). I'm sure there was no ill intent by M.D.'s, But they listened to tobacco advise just as they listed to pharmaceutical co. advice today. Most of the studies done on statins are Funded by Pharm. co.'s. Can you say Conflict of Interest? Also, M.D.'s receive almost no training in nutrition, & much of the current nutritional advise is based on poor scientific method. You have to be willing to question the conventional medical "wisdom" and do your research for yourself. Yes, it takes time that many of us have too little of. But, it sure beats the alternative.

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